douteux
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
douteux (feminine douteuse, masculine plural douteux, feminine plural douteuses)
- doubtful, uncertain, questionable (issue, outcome, date etc.)
- dubious, questionable (morals, qualities etc.)
- rather unclean (piece of clothing)
- Son complet sombre était élimé, sa chemise douteuse, la cravate mal nouée.
- His dark suit was threadbare, his shirt rather unclean, his tie poorly tied.
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Further reading[edit]
- “douteux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Adjective[edit]
douteux m
Derived terms[edit]
- douteusement (“doubtfully”)